Towing in Muskoka

• Emergency towing

  Vehicle disabled at the roadside on Highway 11, Muskoka Road 118 or a back road — a tow is arranged to get you and the vehicle out of the traffic lane.

• Local towing

  Short-distance tows between Muskoka communities and to a nearby garage, dealership, body shop or home driveway.

• Long-distance towing

  Transport out of the district — south toward Barrie and the GTA, or north past Huntsville — when the repair shop isn't local.

• Flatbed towing

  Deck/flatbed transport for all-wheel-drive vehicles, low-clearance cars and vehicles that shouldn't roll on their own wheels.

• Accident & collision towing

  Removal from a collision scene once police or emergency services have cleared the vehicle to be moved.

• Winching & recovery

  Vehicles in the ditch, off a shoulder, stuck in snow, sand, mud or a soft cottage driveway.

Highway 11 through Muskoka is a divided highway with limited shoulders in places, long gaps between exits and heavy weekend traffic between Severn Bridge and Huntsville. A vehicle stopped there needs to be cleared quickly, and the tow has to be planned around which side of the highway you're on and the nearest safe turnaround.

Off the highway it's a different problem. Muskoka Road 118 between Bracebridge and Port Carling, Muskoka Road 169 through Bala and the township roads out to the lakes are narrow, winding and often unlit. When you call, the more specific your location — fire number, nearest intersection, marina or landmark, or a shared map pin — the faster a truck reaches you.

A wheel-lift truck lifts one axle and is fine for most front-wheel-drive cars going a short distance. A flatbed carries the whole vehicle with nothing turning, which is what you want for all-wheel drive, four-wheel drive locked in, lowered or damaged vehicles, EVs, and anything going a long way. Telling the dispatcher the year, make, model and drivetrain when you call means the correct truck arrives the first time.

Collision vehicles are handled after police or emergency services release the scene. Recovery from a ditch, a snowbank or a soft cottage driveway is a winching job first and a tow second, and may take longer than a straight pickup from a parking lot.

• Your exact location — highway and direction, nearest exit, intersection or fire number.
• Vehicle year, make, model and whether it's AWD, 4x4, lowered or electric.
• What's wrong — won't start, won't shift, flat, off the road, collision.
• Where the vehicle is going: a specific garage, dealership, body shop or home address.
• Whether people or pets need a ride, and how many.

If the vehicle is drivable but unsafe, say so — sometimes roadside assistance solves it on the spot and no tow is needed. See Muskoka roadside assistance.

• Bracebridge towing

  Highway 11 and the Muskoka Road 118 corridor.

• Huntsville towing

  Highway 11 north and Highway 60.

• Gravenhurst towing

  Highway 11 south and Muskoka Road 169.

• Muskoka Lakes towing

  Bala, Windermere and township roads.

• Port Carling towing

  The Highway 118 lakes corridor.

• Home

  Full service area and how to reach dispatch.